humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa

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Hawaiian

humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa

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Etymology

Compound of humuhumu (triggerfish) +‎ nuku (snout) +‎ nuku (blunt) +‎ ā (conjunction between two adjectives) +‎ puaʻa (pig; pig-like) = “triggerfish with a snout that is blunt and pig-like”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌhu.muˌhu.muˌnu.kuˌnu.ku.aː.puˈa.ʔa/,

Noun

humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa

  1. reef triggerfish, humuhumunukunukuapuaa
    • 1998, He Moʻolelo No Kamapuaʻa, G.W. Kahiolo, page 15:
      Ko ia nei heleāiʻa akula nō ia ma ke kino humuhumunukunukuapuaʻa a hiki kēia i Molokaʻi.
      He swam away very quickly in his fish form as a reef triggerfish until he finally reached Molokai.

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